The Catholic Church is arguing it has no responsibility
for the supervision of its priests, as it fights a damages case
launched by an alleged victim of a dead priest in the New South Wales
Hunter Valley.
A 2013 special commission of inquiry found the Catholic Church knew that father Denis McAlinden was a paedophile, dating back to the 1950s.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-10/catholic-church-officials-deny-responsibility/7152604